British Meiosis Meeting 2018 (BMM2018)

The 2018 British Meiosis Meeting, organised by Dr Matt Neale (Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex), aims to gather UK researchers with interests in meiosis, with an emphasis on presentations by postdocs and students and informal discussions between the talks.

The meeting will cover all aspects of meiosis, ranging from research into the molecular mechanisms that promote pairing, recombination and chromosome segregation in model organisms to how these events impact on human fertility and crop breeding.

This two-day event will provide an excellent forum for PhD students and Postdocs to present their research as an oral and/or poster presentation. Oral presentations will be selected from submitted abstracts. Students and Postdocs are encouraged to apply!

This year, the keynote speakers are world-class scientists Prof Eva Hoffman (Novo Nordisk Foundation Young Investigator, Centre for Chromosome Biology, University of Copenhagen) and Prof Scott Keeney (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA). Their attendance at the meeting is supported by an award from the Biochemical Society. Discounted registration costs have been made possible by generous support from the Genetics Society and the Company of Biologists.

REGISTRATION:Please visit the registration page.Due to strict timings enforced by the host venue, all registrations and FINAL numbers must be submitted by Monday 2nd April.Discounted registration is available for PhD students and/or members of the Genetics Society or the Biochemical Society. If selecting discounted registration, you must provide your unique personal membership number in the online booking form in order for us to qualify for reimbursement by the relevant Society.

If needed, additional nights accommodation should be booked directly with the Jury’s Inn hotel. A negotiated rate of £115 is available for Wednesday 23rd. Please contact the central reservation number: 0870 4100 800 and quote: “10th British Meiosis Meeting” and code: UNIVER230518. Alternatively you may compare rates at the Jurys Inn website.

TRAVEL: Brighton is readily accessible from Central London and Gatwick Airport by trains and coach links. Parking at the hotel is limited and should be arranged in advance with the hotel. Delegates arriving by train from the North should transfer via London Euston or London Kings Cross to London St Pancras (5-10 min walk) or by tube to London Victoria (20 mins).

By train: The venue is a 10 minute walk (5 minute taxi) from Brighton StationDirect from London St Pancras and other central stations (~80 minutes). 3-4 trains per hourDirect from London Victoria (~60 minutes). 3-4 trains per hourDirect from London Gatwick (~25 minutes). 4-5 trains per hour

By coach: The venue is a 2 minute walk from Brighton coach stationDirect from Victoria coach station (~120 minutes). 1 coach per hourDirect from Gatwick Airport (~60 minutes). 1 coach per hour